It's been a while... (yet another Tamiya STI)

Hey folks... looks like it's been about a year since I last posted :o

Finally found some free time to finish this one (95% box stock):

http://www.pixelstorm.net/models/wrx/front.jpg

http://www.pixelstorm.net/models/wrx/posed.jpg

http://www.pixelstorm.net/models/wrx/rear.jpg

-mike

Looks great!

Neat and clean! :)

Wow, it's so...... WHITE! Looking great, could seriously benefit from some black or grey wash in the door recesses. Other than that, I think it's a good combo. Mike, you frequent the MR2 board? Your name sounds familiar (if you are, deuce is a dead giveaway, ha!).

clem..

Nice,clean build,flawless paint work, well done!!!

Im a big fan of white and yellow cars, this is a nice change from your everyday blue WRX.

looks clean. I would love to see some panel lines that will bring it alive!

Figured that decision would come back to haunt me... and I wanted to do it, too, but I've actually never black washed, so I guess this is the model I get to learn with :)

Mike, you frequent the MR2 board? Your name sounds familiar (if you are, deuce is a dead giveaway, ha!).

Good memory, clem! That is me, a fellow '91t owner:
http://pixelstorm.net/i/mr2/450x250_a.jpg

Always nice to see familiar faces.

Ah yeah, love those white MR2s, especially with the front moulding on. I am still waiting on my '93 lip. Anyway, another small nitpick I spotted: your tires are mounted inside out (pirelli F Zero Asymmetrico right?). The directional tread part is supposed to be on the inside on the rim I believe...

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/118295P_ZERO.jpg

clem..

Welcome back! I like that Scooby!

snowy white. TE37 looks great on white WRX. rare!

dude that STI is sick!! :biggrin:

That looks awesome. What rims are those?
The Subie in white looks great.

Nice and clean.
Good work!

I think it looks great! :D

A tip: When you take the tires off to turn them around take a file or some sandpaper and sand off the mold lines on the tires. In the first pic, it looks as though it's balancing like a grade-school chair. ;)

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

Anyway, another small nitpick I spotted: your tires are mounted inside out (pirelli F Zero Asymmetrico right?)...

Man, I'll have to check that out when I get a chance, you've got some great eyes to have spotted that. I can barely see the tread on my screen. :sly:

EMAXX: Those were "1/24 Volk Racing TE37MAG 18-inch Tire/Wheel set (http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?FUJ19202)"... I have painted them with the same Tamiya Pure White Spray used on the body, but the original white they come shipped in is pretty close as well.

Jay: Thanks for the tip, I'll have to make it a habit to check under the tires in the future... I tend to forget about the rubber flash.